Powerful Writing is Sensual. 

Using words that helps us “see” images in the mind’s eye — sight, taste, touch, hearing and smell — makes your writing come alive.  To learn more about this important literary tool, please attend

Writers Night Out

May 21, 2025

at 7 PM

Osterville Village Library

43 Wianno Road

Osterville, MA. 02655

Members are invited and may bring one literary-minded friend  

 

Five Alive: Tapping Your Senses

This presentation helps you to tap into each of your five senses to generate new work. We will look at excerpts from authors who effectively use sensory detail, including Aimee Nezhukumatathil and Eduardo Machado. A prompt or two will help you get started. The practice using your senses will pay off when you want to more fully imagine a scene in longer, more polished pieces.

Clara Silverstein

Clara Silverstein is the Boston-based author of Above the Fall Line, a collection of poems, a memoir, a historical novel, and four non-fiction books. Her work has appeared in publications including The Boston Globe, Blackbird, Chautauqua, and at Boston City Hall. She has directed the Chautauqua Writers’ Center, taught at Grub Street, and led programs at a history museum. www.clarasilverstein.com

To attend, please email writers@capecodwriterscenter.org with May 21 in the subject line.